Imperial Tula Arms Plant (Russian: Императорский Тульский оружейный завод, romanized: Imperatorskiy Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod) is a Russian weapons manufacturer founded by TsarPeter I of Russia in 1712[4] in Tula, Tula Oblast as Tula Arsenal. Throughout its history, it has produced weapons for the Russian state. Its name was changed from Tula Arsenal to Tula Arms Plant during the Soviet era.
In 1927 planning and design office was established in order to improve the work of all of the plant's designers, the result of which was the development of aircraft machine guns - PV-1 and ShKAS. Between 1927 and 1938 the plant built the country's first spinning machines.
Importance during World War IIedit
During World War II, Axis countries invaded USSR as part of Operation Barbarossa. By December 5, 1941, the German 2nd Panzer Division had advanced to within a few kilometers of Tula, forcing the Soviets to evacuate Tula Arms Plant. As a result, far fewer weapons were produced there than at other Soviet factories such as Izhevsk Mechanical Plant.
In 1941-1945, working under the slogan "Everything for the front, everything for victory", Tula gunsmiths produced Mosin–Nagant 91/30 rifles, SVT-40 self-loading rifles, ShVAK aircraft guns, Nagant revolvers and Tokarev pistols.
Cold Waredit
Tula was strategically important to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Significant ore deposits were situated relatively close to it and it had access to ample transportation routes like the Upa River and many rail lines coming in and out of the city.
During 1960s–1980s, the plant received an order for production of the world-famous Kalashnikov assault rifles (six variants), anti-tank guided missiles - 9M14 Malyutka, 9M133 Kornet, 9M113 Konkurs and the Bonfire underslung grenade launcher.
Productsedit
During the early to mid-Soviet era, Tula Arms Plant produced a variety military rifles, including the Mosin–Nagant, SVT-40, SKS, and AKM. It also produced the Nagant M1895 revolver.
From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the factory produced the AK-74,[5] and went on to manufacture the VSS Vintorez, AS Val, OTs-14 Groza, and TOZ rifle weapons designed by TsNIITochMash. The plant also produces large quantities of small arms ammunition for the military as well as for commercial sale.
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Not to be confused with Tula Cartridge Plant Imperial Tula Arms Plant Russian Imperatorskij Tulskij oruzhejnyj zavod romanized Imperatorskiy Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod is a Russian weapons manufacturer founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia in 1712 4 in Tula Tula Oblast as Tula Arsenal Throughout its history it has produced weapons for the Russian state Its name was changed from Tula Arsenal to Tula Arms Plant during the Soviet era Imperial Tula Arms PlantTula Arms PlantNative nameImperatorskij Tulskij oruzhejnyj zavodCompany typePublic limited companyIndustryArms industryFounded1712 312 years ago 1712 FounderPeter the GreatHeadquartersTula Tula Oblast RussiaKey peopleSergey Pariyskiy CEO 1 Productsammunition Firearms autocannons ATGMs grenade launchersRevenue 122 million 2 2017 Operating income 13 9 million 2 2017 Net income 10 1 million 2 2017 Total assets 309 million 2 2017 Total equity 26 8 million 2 2017 Number of employees3600 August 2010 3 ParentHigh Precision Systems Rostec WebsiteOfficial pageFootnotes referencesWebsite page might be broken depending on where your from Contents 1 History of the plant 1 1 18th century 1 2 19th and early 20th century 1 3 Importance during World War II 1 4 Cold War 2 Products 2 1 Notable products 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory of the plant editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tula Arms Plant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Historically the plant produced a wide variety of sports weapons and arms for the Imperial Russian Army 18th century edit In the 18th century Tula Arms Plant was recognized as setting the standard for Russian Arms Production 19th and early 20th century edit Reconstructed in the 19th century Tula Arms Factory became one of the most prominent arms factories in Europe In 1910 the factory started production of the Maxim machine gun In 1927 planning and design office was established in order to improve the work of all of the plant s designers the result of which was the development of aircraft machine guns PV 1 and ShKAS Between 1927 and 1938 the plant built the country s first spinning machines Importance during World War II edit During World War II Axis countries invaded USSR as part of Operation Barbarossa By December 5 1941 the German 2nd Panzer Division had advanced to within a few kilometers of Tula forcing the Soviets to evacuate Tula Arms Plant As a result far fewer weapons were produced there than at other Soviet factories such as Izhevsk Mechanical Plant In 1941 1945 working under the slogan Everything for the front everything for victory Tula gunsmiths produced Mosin Nagant 91 30 rifles SVT 40 self loading rifles ShVAK aircraft guns Nagant revolvers and Tokarev pistols Cold War edit Tula was strategically important to the Soviet Union during the Cold War Significant ore deposits were situated relatively close to it and it had access to ample transportation routes like the Upa River and many rail lines coming in and out of the city In 1965 constructors N I Korovyakov and V P Ochneva created a reliable double barreled over and under shotgun TOZ 34 During 1960s 1980s the plant received an order for production of the world famous Kalashnikov assault rifles six variants anti tank guided missiles 9M14 Malyutka 9M133 Kornet 9M113 Konkurs and the Bonfire underslung grenade launcher Products editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tula Arms Plant news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message During the early to mid Soviet era Tula Arms Plant produced a variety military rifles including the Mosin Nagant SVT 40 SKS and AKM It also produced the Nagant M1895 revolver From the late 1970s to the early 1980s the factory produced the AK 74 5 and went on to manufacture the VSS Vintorez AS Val OTs 14 Groza and TOZ rifle weapons designed by TsNIITochMash The plant also produces large quantities of small arms ammunition for the military as well as for commercial sale The factory has also manufactured a number of pistols over the years such as the Korovin pistol TT pistol Stechkin automatic pistol SPP 1 underwater pistol and MSP Groza silent pistol Notable products edit Knives NRS 2 Pistols SPP 1 underwater pistol TKB 506 Shotguns TOZ 25 TOZ 28 TOZ 34 TOZ 54 TOZ 63 TOZ 66 TOZ 87 TOZ 106 TOZ 194 TOZ 250 TOZ MTs 21 12 Rifles APS underwater rifle AS Val ASM DT amphibious rifle SR 3 Vikhr SKS SVT 40 TKB 010 TKB 059 TKB 072 TKB 517 TOZ rifle VSS VintorezSee also editKBP Instrument Design Bureau Barnaul Cartridge Plant Wolf Ammunition Red Army Standard AmmunitionReferences edit New director at Tula Arms Plant 31 January 2011 Retrieved 2011 02 19 a b c d e Error Unable to display the reference properly See the documentation for details Tula Arms Plant paid salary for May to its employees Retrieved 2011 02 19 TOZ Information Archived from the original on 2008 07 16 RARE Tula AK 74 YouTube External links editOfficial Site European AK factories Tula Arsenal Sales site nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tula Arms Plant 54 12 02 N 37 36 53 4 E 54 20056 N 37 614833 E 54 20056 37 614833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tula Arms Plant amp oldid 1215503552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
